National Unity Party (Haiti)
The National Unity Party (French: Parti de l'unité nationale, PUN) is a political party in Haiti. It was the de facto only political party in the country during the Duvalier dynasty (French: Dynastie des Duvalier), the autocratic family dictatorship of François "Papa Doc" Duvalier and his son Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, which lasted from 1957 to 1986.
National Unity Party Parti de l'unité nationale | |
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| Abbreviation | PUN |
| Leader | François Duvalier (1957–1971) Jean-Claude Duvalier (1971–1986) |
| Founder | François Duvalier |
| Founded | 14 June 1957 |
| Headquarters | Port-au-Prince, Ouest department |
| Paramilitary wing | Volontaires de la Sécurité Nationale (1959–1986) |
| Ideology | Black nationalism Pan-Africanism Haitian nationalism Right-wing populism Authoritarianism Anti-communism Historical: Anti-Americanism (until 1971) |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colors | Black |
| Party flag | |
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